In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a BJT differential amplifier and learn about a fundamental building block that is the basis of most operational amplifiers.
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For ease of drawing complex circuit diagrams, electronic amplifiers…
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The bipolar junction transistor (BJT) was named because its operation…
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The voltage divider is a circuit used to create a voltage less than or equal to the input voltage.
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Differential Op-Amp Circuits An op-amp with no feedback is already a…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will sense AC magnetic fields using a simple wire coil and learn about AC signal coupling, orientation effects, and the impact of shielding using different materials.
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Every meter impacts the circuit it is measuring to some extent, just…
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This calculator shows the peak-to-peak voltage (VP-P) value from the peak voltage, RMS voltage, or average voltage.
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In this series of hands-on electronics experiments, build alternating current (AC) circuits and learn about basic electrical engineering circuit concepts, including transformers, motors, phase shifts, signal coupling, and noise cancellation.
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The Use of Logic Gate Inverters and buffers exhaust the possibilities…
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Research and describe what the Hall effect is, and list some practical…
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Parametric data for all semiconductor op-amp models except the CA3130…
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Counting practice: count from zero to thirty-one in binary, octal, and…
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Arithmetic Sequences An arithmetic sequence is a series of numbers…
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As was mentioned before, the angle of this “power…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, an electronic musical keyboard will be used as a variable-frequency AC signal generator to learn the difference between AC amplitude and frequency.
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Instantaneous Values in AC Circuits Pure resistive AC circuit:…
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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
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The circuit shown here is a four-bit analog-to-digital converter…
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Temperature coefficient (α) per degree C: Material Element/Alloy…
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To learn about electronics, you must eventually engage in hands-on experimentation. Knowledge gleaned from books alone has limited use in scientific endeavors. Troubleshooting a circuit can be as important as the knowledge gained from a properly functioning experiment.
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When inductors are connected in series, the total inductance is the…
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It is sometimes desirable to have circuits capable of selectively…
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When capacitors are connected in series, the total capacitance is…
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Using an electrical meter safely and efficiently is perhaps the most…
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What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?
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Also known as the stairstep-ramp, or simply counter A/D converter,…
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Learn the Power Formula We’ve seen the formula for determining…
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This calculator will determine the correct antenna downtilt angle given the heights of the antennas and distance between them.
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Devoting a whole chapter in a modern electronics text to the design…
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By introducing electrical reactance into the feedback loops of an…
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In the previous section, we saw a circuit using one J-K flip-flop that…
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(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…
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When capacitors are connected in series, the total capacitance is…
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SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…
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(“c” being a constant) RELATED…
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In Millman’s Theorem, the circuit is re-drawn as a parallel…
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“I think it is safe to say that no one understands quantum…
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Solving for x in a given polynomial equation “ax2 + bx + c…
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In this electrical circuit, trace the direction of current through the…
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Provide a definition for phasor, as the term applies to electrical…
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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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Suppose a 12 volt lead-acid battery has an internal resistance of 20…
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